Graduate Programs
Advanced degrees that make a difference.
The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education offers graduate programs that help prepare qualified graduates for leading roles in industry, government, and academia. Disciplines include agricultural education; community and economic development; rural sociology; energy, environmental, and food economics; and more.
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Takes an interdisciplinary approach to community and economic development, with key themes like municipal finance, leadership, community decision-making, and more.
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Prepares graduates for employment in college and university programs, non-formal educational settings (e.g., family and youth programming), state-level administration, local-level administration, private industry, and international development.
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Master of science, doctoral, and dual-title graduate programs in: energy economics, policy, and systems; the food system and its industrial organization; natural resources and the environment; and the food system and its industrial organization.
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Addresses rural societal organization, including social change, community structure, population, rural community development, the structure of agriculture, natural resources, and the environment.
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Handbooks and student orientation, information for international students, research integrity, funding opportunities, and more for new Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education graduate students.
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